How to Detect Surveillance Cameras with A Cell Phone

In this age of cheap and small surveillance cameras, private investigators are regularly called to try and uncover recording devices that may have been hidden in homes and in cars. From suspicious spouses to unscrupulous competitors, the list of people who may have sufficient reason to hide cameras in your personal space can be quite long.

A private investigator can help you to avoid a lot of trouble by exposing these surveillance devices. However, there are new methods that are also aiding private investigators to do this job.

There are two ways that a private investigator can uncover these cameras. They are:

• Checking for light reflections: Hidden cameras use a special kind of lens which reflects light differently from everything around it. The small reflections created can stand out from the background.
• Searching for radio frequency(RF) signals: Cameras and many other electronic devices emit radio frequency signals which can be detected if you have a device that can sense them.

If you just need to be sure that there are no hidden devices in a room within your home, using your phone offers you a quick and easy solution without having to call in a private investigator. This is an easy way to try and ensure a room is 'clean' on short notice when you can't get a private detective quickly enough. However, it's important to remember that using your phone to check for hidden cameras is not the best approach to uncovering hidden devices.

If it is absolutely crucial that you uncover any such devices in your home, there is no substitute for the service offered by a professional private investigator. They'll have tools that are much better at this job than your phone.